Hyp3rB14d3
Gotta catch 'em all!
Riastrad, maybe?
Fate/Promised Dream
- Thread starter BlackHadou
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BlackHadou
Bunny-Sensei
You were right about the names, if not the forms, of two of them.
They've been Nasu-ed, so that's only to be expected.
BlackHadou
Bunny-Sensei
Hmm... Yes, he has Gae Bolg. His mounts title is actuallycalled "The Three Kings Ride", i cant remember what i put for the name and i dont have the sheet.
Frakir's brother
Goodbye.
- Location
- The Sea of Trees
Wait, were you talking to me? Huh.
BlackHadou
Bunny-Sensei
Vote tally please. I will try to write tonight.
Hyp3rB14d3
Gotta catch 'em all!
Vote tally:
##### 3.21
[X] You had to attend to Illya. Fall back in case there were more combatants.
No. of votes: 14
veekie, Ando Owen, Ferian, Zam, Redshirt Army, the DragonBard, Ψυχή, EliudFS1, Silvrose, Omegahugger, Excalibur, makopaulo, King Prussia, Wizard_Marshall
[x] Intervene.
-[x] Attack Assassin.
No. of votes: 6
Hyp3rB14d3, Nanimani, wingstrike96, Bladestar123, chocolote12, The LD Man
[X] Stand back and allow the brawl to happen.
No. of votes: 5
Itaywex, Azecreth, Takoe, Bondo, mizzet
##### 3.21
[X] You had to attend to Illya. Fall back in case there were more combatants.
No. of votes: 14
veekie, Ando Owen, Ferian, Zam, Redshirt Army, the DragonBard, Ψυχή, EliudFS1, Silvrose, Omegahugger, Excalibur, makopaulo, King Prussia, Wizard_Marshall
[x] Intervene.
-[x] Attack Assassin.
No. of votes: 6
Hyp3rB14d3, Nanimani, wingstrike96, Bladestar123, chocolote12, The LD Man
[X] Stand back and allow the brawl to happen.
No. of votes: 5
Itaywex, Azecreth, Takoe, Bondo, mizzet
5. Regroup
BlackHadou
Bunny-Sensei
You were between the two of them, Rider and Assassin. They were… hardly normal Heroic Spirits confined to Servant containers, though. Rider's ability belied his apparent age to the point you had to wonder just how strong he really was, and that spear narrowed his identity down to a very short list.
And Assassin, Assassin was something else, a trickster who hid his identity behind the legends of other spirits. I gripped my sword tighter, glancing between the two of them.
The clash here could end in a casualty, and it would be to my advantage if it was Assassin, yet…
Illya should have been here by now.
I took one step, then two, backwards.
"I take my leave then, Rider." I state clearly. "Your Master's protection is a matter for you now."
He glances at me, almost bored, his spear held lazily and pointing at the ground.
"I guess so, Saber."
I almost think to try to mislead him, but then I realise that Shirou was a Master, and more notably, right there. Any attempt was doomed to fail the second he checked the Book of Masters, if it was not already doomed.
Ha. I knew that I'd never maintain the deception anyway. It was a nice thought, to think I might be able to, but I knew it was a pipe dream.
"Saber, help me." Assassin whispered urgently, though he made no attempt to keep his voice low enough that Rider couldn't hear. "We can take him together. One less Servant in the war puts us both a step closer to winning."
"Ha. Why would she help you, grovelling coward?" Rider growled. "Attacking a Master before they'd summoned forth a Servant. Where's your fighting spirit!? You do nothing but show that your class aptly describes you, coward!" The spear came up lazily, pointing at Assassin's chest.
"Tch. Great, another blood thirsty bastard. How dull." Assassin shot back, readying his blades.
"Cursed to loneliness, on this path of steel."
And then he shot off. I blinked. His movements were much more sure now. As if he really intended to take on Rider, win, and then kill Shirou, yet…
His class really should be too much of a hindrance to do that. Does he really believe he could defeat Rider? In my experience, there was no such thing as an Assassin who could take another heroic spirit in a head on fight, yet…
He was not a Hassan, though. The tattered Holy Shroud made that abundantly clear…
Yet that wasn't my concern. I took one step, then two, backwards as the Assassin lunged forward. Rider didn't move until the last second, yet when he did, his spear turned into a blur of red, leaving a ribbon of crimson in its wake.
*Smack* *Clang*
He was fast. Very fast. The exchange between the two, swords and spear blurring as they moved, was amazing, a lethal dance, yet…
I tore my eyes away, turned on my heel, and ran back into the house.
'Illya?'
I called out in my mind, yet I expected no answer. While the bond could go two ways, I had no way of initiating such a thing myself. The house was in tatters, yet there was no sign of Illya as I moved. I could only presume she was back near the entrance, but…
My movements didn't slow. If anything, they quickened, my mana leaving cracks in the floor as I moved.
"Illya!"
I called out to her. My breathing was rapid, yet as I reached the gate, there was no-
"I'm here."
She sounded shaky, squeaky even. My gaze fell down to her. It took a moment to find where, exactly, she'd taken cover, a small alcove in the wall.
I let out a small sigh of relief, taking a step towards her. She shivered, standing up.
"Careful. Archer is still here."
What?
I froze. Archer was still here? But the Archer was Assassin, wasn't it?
"Where?"
It was as if a beat passed, spinning on my heel and swinging my sword. The javelin smashed into the ground next to me.
No, not a javelin. A sword.
…
Assassin had been shooting swords at us?
Yet these ones had none of the precision and accuracy of the ones before. It was as if…
"The Master has taken over." Illya finished my thought for me. "Right?"
"Likely. It wasn't Archer, but Assassin." I answered. "Clearly Assassin lent out his bow."
"But for a human to fire that far?"
"If they were firing from a bow on the level of a Noble Phantasm, it wouldn't be hard." I noted. "The only difficulty would be accuracy..."
Just how was the Master shooting with any sort of accuracy? How far away was the Master?
It was as if a half-dozen questions lit up in my mind. It was… puzzling, to say the least.
"The Zelle barely held out." Illya noted, raising a piece of her hair where the strands had unravelled. "They're… powerful mysteries. Strong enough that simply using more mana isn't really enough to-"
"They're degraded Noble Phantasms, I think." I muttered. "Images of legendary weapons used to hide Assassin's true identity. It would appear that his parlour trick holds just a little power."
*Boom*
Both of us winced at the sound of earth tearing. It seemed like Rider and Assassin were well and truly going at it.
"Should we retreat?" Illya asked. I frowned.
"We've come so far though?"
"Emiya's house is in ruins, and there's no way to put ourselves forth as just a ally with another Master shooting into the area." Illya reasoned. "And you aren't going to drag him with us."
That was true, yet… if I could get Illya near Shirou, maybe, just maybe, they could bond in camaraderie while I join Rider in removing us of our pest.
Yet… if Shirou found out he had Avalon…
Now that he had Rider, his Servant would be very much against the idea of surrendering the sheathe. We may well have lost our chance completely. Everything relied on us convincing Rider to hand us back Avalon, and there was no-
"Ansuz."
What?
*KABOOM*
"… oh… Rider knows Magecraft..." I note dumbly, just blinking at the huge cloud trailing from the other side of house. Illya didn't respond for a while, just breathing next to me.
*Smash*
I bat aside another sword. This one is quite sloppily aimed. I'm not sure it would have gotten past my armour, but I wasn't about to find out.
"Saber!"
No, I would have to decide now. If Assassin was busy, then this was quite literally the best time to run. We might even be able to kill the Master. Yet if we leave…
We might just lose Avalon…
I…
[ ] Return to the battlefield…
-[ ] Help Rider.
-[ ] Help Assassin.
[ ] Retreat.
[ ] Track down Assassin's Master. At this point he's fair game.
[ ] Write in.
And Assassin, Assassin was something else, a trickster who hid his identity behind the legends of other spirits. I gripped my sword tighter, glancing between the two of them.
The clash here could end in a casualty, and it would be to my advantage if it was Assassin, yet…
Illya should have been here by now.
I took one step, then two, backwards.
"I take my leave then, Rider." I state clearly. "Your Master's protection is a matter for you now."
He glances at me, almost bored, his spear held lazily and pointing at the ground.
"I guess so, Saber."
I almost think to try to mislead him, but then I realise that Shirou was a Master, and more notably, right there. Any attempt was doomed to fail the second he checked the Book of Masters, if it was not already doomed.
Ha. I knew that I'd never maintain the deception anyway. It was a nice thought, to think I might be able to, but I knew it was a pipe dream.
"Saber, help me." Assassin whispered urgently, though he made no attempt to keep his voice low enough that Rider couldn't hear. "We can take him together. One less Servant in the war puts us both a step closer to winning."
"Ha. Why would she help you, grovelling coward?" Rider growled. "Attacking a Master before they'd summoned forth a Servant. Where's your fighting spirit!? You do nothing but show that your class aptly describes you, coward!" The spear came up lazily, pointing at Assassin's chest.
"Tch. Great, another blood thirsty bastard. How dull." Assassin shot back, readying his blades.
"Cursed to loneliness, on this path of steel."
And then he shot off. I blinked. His movements were much more sure now. As if he really intended to take on Rider, win, and then kill Shirou, yet…
His class really should be too much of a hindrance to do that. Does he really believe he could defeat Rider? In my experience, there was no such thing as an Assassin who could take another heroic spirit in a head on fight, yet…
He was not a Hassan, though. The tattered Holy Shroud made that abundantly clear…
Yet that wasn't my concern. I took one step, then two, backwards as the Assassin lunged forward. Rider didn't move until the last second, yet when he did, his spear turned into a blur of red, leaving a ribbon of crimson in its wake.
*Smack* *Clang*
He was fast. Very fast. The exchange between the two, swords and spear blurring as they moved, was amazing, a lethal dance, yet…
I tore my eyes away, turned on my heel, and ran back into the house.
'Illya?'
I called out in my mind, yet I expected no answer. While the bond could go two ways, I had no way of initiating such a thing myself. The house was in tatters, yet there was no sign of Illya as I moved. I could only presume she was back near the entrance, but…
My movements didn't slow. If anything, they quickened, my mana leaving cracks in the floor as I moved.
"Illya!"
I called out to her. My breathing was rapid, yet as I reached the gate, there was no-
"I'm here."
She sounded shaky, squeaky even. My gaze fell down to her. It took a moment to find where, exactly, she'd taken cover, a small alcove in the wall.
I let out a small sigh of relief, taking a step towards her. She shivered, standing up.
"Careful. Archer is still here."
What?
I froze. Archer was still here? But the Archer was Assassin, wasn't it?
"Where?"
It was as if a beat passed, spinning on my heel and swinging my sword. The javelin smashed into the ground next to me.
No, not a javelin. A sword.
…
Assassin had been shooting swords at us?
Yet these ones had none of the precision and accuracy of the ones before. It was as if…
"The Master has taken over." Illya finished my thought for me. "Right?"
"Likely. It wasn't Archer, but Assassin." I answered. "Clearly Assassin lent out his bow."
"But for a human to fire that far?"
"If they were firing from a bow on the level of a Noble Phantasm, it wouldn't be hard." I noted. "The only difficulty would be accuracy..."
Just how was the Master shooting with any sort of accuracy? How far away was the Master?
It was as if a half-dozen questions lit up in my mind. It was… puzzling, to say the least.
"The Zelle barely held out." Illya noted, raising a piece of her hair where the strands had unravelled. "They're… powerful mysteries. Strong enough that simply using more mana isn't really enough to-"
"They're degraded Noble Phantasms, I think." I muttered. "Images of legendary weapons used to hide Assassin's true identity. It would appear that his parlour trick holds just a little power."
*Boom*
Both of us winced at the sound of earth tearing. It seemed like Rider and Assassin were well and truly going at it.
"Should we retreat?" Illya asked. I frowned.
"We've come so far though?"
"Emiya's house is in ruins, and there's no way to put ourselves forth as just a ally with another Master shooting into the area." Illya reasoned. "And you aren't going to drag him with us."
That was true, yet… if I could get Illya near Shirou, maybe, just maybe, they could bond in camaraderie while I join Rider in removing us of our pest.
Yet… if Shirou found out he had Avalon…
Now that he had Rider, his Servant would be very much against the idea of surrendering the sheathe. We may well have lost our chance completely. Everything relied on us convincing Rider to hand us back Avalon, and there was no-
"Ansuz."
What?
*KABOOM*
"… oh… Rider knows Magecraft..." I note dumbly, just blinking at the huge cloud trailing from the other side of house. Illya didn't respond for a while, just breathing next to me.
*Smash*
I bat aside another sword. This one is quite sloppily aimed. I'm not sure it would have gotten past my armour, but I wasn't about to find out.
"Saber!"
No, I would have to decide now. If Assassin was busy, then this was quite literally the best time to run. We might even be able to kill the Master. Yet if we leave…
We might just lose Avalon…
I…
[ ] Return to the battlefield…
-[ ] Help Rider.
-[ ] Help Assassin.
[ ] Retreat.
[ ] Track down Assassin's Master. At this point he's fair game.
[ ] Write in.
- Location
- Postcard from the Root
[X] Return to the battlefield…
-[X] Help Rider.
-[X] Help Rider.
BlackHadou
Bunny-Sensei
Ψυχή
Beyond my wingbeats lie the fate of all worlds...
- Location
- Void between SB and SV
Hey, I said better; never said better for whom
I'm used to lot more writing in, but my brain isn't active in this capacity atm
BlackHadou
Bunny-Sensei
It's fine, I'm sorta sick anyway. I'm not sure that's my best work, in truth...
Ψυχή
Beyond my wingbeats lie the fate of all worlds...
- Location
- Void between SB and SV
At least people are still replying to yours; dunno what I was supposed to do (besides not get kept from updating for almost a month), but I lost everybody on my first Quest try.
I love the idea and may go forward with it as a story, and I've entrenched myself enough at last so I'm not leaving in the face of RL pressures (which was my goal of starting it to help keep me here), but it does feel like I screwed up...
BlackHadou
Bunny-Sensei
Difficult to even begin on how many mistakes I made on my first quest. It's not as easy as it looks.
I figured Cu wouldn't want an outsider interfering in his fun battle?
BlackHadou
Bunny-Sensei
Only one EMIYA per war.
There was a short lived unlimited EMIYA works quest I think.
There's also a fic about Rin summoning around 7 different versions of Shirou (from other fanfics) and Shirou summons every knight of the round table.
He is Sword by Origin, thus is Saber.
He is an archer by training, thus is Archer.
He has spears of power and is the man of a desperate last stand, thus is Lancer
He has fought from the shadows, thus is Assassin
He is a magus, thus is Caster.
He is a Beast of Alaya, and the man with a Mind of Steel, thus is Berserker
Only thing I can't find is what he rides.
He is an archer by training, thus is Archer.
He has spears of power and is the man of a desperate last stand, thus is Lancer
He has fought from the shadows, thus is Assassin
He is a magus, thus is Caster.
He is a Beast of Alaya, and the man with a Mind of Steel, thus is Berserker
Only thing I can't find is what he rides.